Body and Health News

An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin — but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday.
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With flu’s favorite chilly weather fast approaching, we’re going to be a sick nation this fall. The big unknown is how sick.
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A leading GOP negotiator on health care struck a further blow to fading chances of a bipartisan compromise by saying Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the country’s “finances sicker without saving you money.”
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America’s war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.
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No sow and piglets in the children’s barnyard at this year’s Caledonia County Fair. No baby pig chases, either.
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Brain scans find that teenagers who drink and smoke marijuana have less brain damage than those who only drink.
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Colleges across the U.S. see spikes in the number of students with suspected cases of swine flu as dorms fill up and classes begin.
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Being surrounded by food at the grocery can make it hard to stay true to your diet plans.
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Swine flu was four times more likely to send blacks and Hispanics to the hospital than whites, according to a study in Chicago.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says talk of 90,000 deaths from swine flu is only in an unlikely worst-case scenario.
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